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Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
388 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both meaning "sickle" and referring to the distinctive shape of the bill. The historical name black curlew was used for the glossy ibis in Norfolk at least until the early 19th century, and this name also appears in Anglo-Saxon literature. Yalden and Albarella do not mention this species as occurring in medieval England. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Ibis sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 388 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Straw-necked Ibis
LC

Straw-necked Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis spinicollis

40–50% · Likely
Australian White Ibis

Australian White Ibis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threskiornis molucca

40–50% · Likely
Royal Spoonbill
LC

Royal Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea regia

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
LC Endemic

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea flavipes

Insufficient data
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

50–60% · Likely
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

50–60% · Likely
Pied Heron
LC

Pied Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta picata

40–50% · Likely
Nankeen Night-Heron
LC

Nankeen Night-Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax caledonicus

30–40% · Possible
Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

30–40% · Possible
White-necked Heron
LC

White-necked Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea pacifica

30–40% · Possible
Ardea modesta

Ardea modesta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea modesta

10–20% · With luck
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
3 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
40–50%
8 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
9 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
18 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
21 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
22 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
23 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
24 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
25 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
5–10%
26 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
27 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5–10%
28 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
29 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
30 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
31 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
32 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
33 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
35 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
37 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
38 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
40 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
41 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
42 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
43 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
44 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
45 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
46 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
47 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
48 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
49 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
50 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
51 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
52 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
53 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
54 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
55 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
56 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
58 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
59 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
60 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
61 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
62 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
63 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
64 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
65 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
66 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
67 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
68 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
69 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
70 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
71 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
72 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
73 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
74 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
75 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
77 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
78 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
79 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
80 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
81 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
82 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
83 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
84 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
85 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
86 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
87 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
88 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
89 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
90 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
91 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
92 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
93 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
94 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
95 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
96 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
97 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
98 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
99 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
100 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
101 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
102 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
103 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
104 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
105 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
106 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
107 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
108 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
109 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
110 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
111 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
112 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
113 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
114 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
115 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
116 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
117 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
118 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
119 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Glossy Ibis in Kakadu National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Glossy Ibis sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 388 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Glossy Ibis in Kakadu National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Glossy Ibis in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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